Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Senegal instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 10.9 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 84.4% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Senegal, that number is 48.0% as of 2007.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Senegal, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 71% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 51.4% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Senegal spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 36.5% more coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Senegal: At a glance

Senegal is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 192,530 sq km. The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and to weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff election with Macky SALL.
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